/ ˈfɔːseps; NAmE ˈfɔːrs-/ noun
[ pl. ] an instrument used by doctors, with two long thin parts for picking up and holding things :
a pair of forceps
a forceps delivery (= a birth in which the baby is delivered with the help of forceps )
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Latin , tongs, pincers .